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WEEKEND
WEATHER
Mostly fair with patchy fog
nights and mornings. Temperatures averaging near to a little
below normal with highs from the
low 60's, lows in the low 50's.
USF: LOOKING BACK
IN TIME
See page 10
INDEX
Editorials 4
College Living 6
Entertainment 7
Business II
Sports 12
SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN
VOLUME 79 NUMBER 3
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Friday. October 14. 1983
NEWS/ADVERTISING 666-6122
Potok Inaugurates
Judaic Studies
Program.
Chaim Potok. best-
selling novelist spoke
belore 2.(MM) people lasl
Wednesday night
at 'he Fairmont Hotel.
Chaim Potok Addresses
2000 at Fairmont Hotel
The USF Judaic Studies Department presented an evening
with Chaim Potok. bestselling author of The Chosen lasl Wednesday.
The lecture, held at the Fairmont
Hotel, filled the luxurious Gold
Room with a very diverse two
thousand members of the San
Francisco community. USF stood
proud in establishing a relationship
between the college and the community.
USF President Father John LoSchiavo. along with Rabbi Davis,
head ofthe Judaic Studies program
and Dean Hamett of the College of
Liberal Arts joined in welcoming
Dr. Potok
The University of San Francisco's program of Judaic Studies
is the largest department of this
type in any Catholic University in
the world.
Dr. Potok. whose other literary
works include The Promise, Book
of Rights. and My Name is Asher
Lev, has devoted the majority of
his life to the world .of modern
literature. Potok graduated from
Yeshiva University in 1950. then
received a rabbinic ordination in
1954 from the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America. Dr. Potok
was a member of the faculty of the
University of Judaism in Los
Angeles and spent a year in Israel
completing his doctoral dissertation in philosophy. He received his
doctorate from the University of
Pennsylvania in 1965. and had
been writing various articles, reviews and stories. In 1966 he became editor of the Jewish Publication Society of America.
In his works. Chaim Potok illustrates what he sees as a fusion of
cultural interaction in the School of
Judaih. His model reflects a cultural interaction which is experienced early in the lives of all
people. These people exist within
their own cultures which they have
formed blindly in order to establish
security. Very rarely do most of
them go beyond a twenty mile
radius of their niche. Others, according to Potok. do go beyond
their radius and confront other
cultures, and these are the people
he depicts.
The Western world for the past
300 years has lived with a sense of
secular humanism. It is secular because Wester civilization makes no
appeal to the supernatural. The
West has a very fundamental
means by which it handles human
knowledge. Dr. Potok feels that
"*we know too much about how we
function. . . . There exists too
many certains, givens. We [West-
em civilization! don't know to
handle it. and we're not satisfied
with what we know, yet we expect
this from civilization. ... In this
secular humanism we place an
enormous emphasis on "self — as
individuals we posess our own
'private' vision, and we are
hedonists."
Ours is a high culture. Bedded
inside this cuture is a high spectrum of smaller sections within it.
So. many disparate groups inevitably fomi. This Potok terms as the
"umbrella civilization". Under
the umbrella civilization these
differing groups arc constantlv
PLEASE TURN TO BACK PAGE
Judge Takes 15 Minutes to Decide
Faculty Lawsuit
Thrown Out of Court
Last week U.S. District Court Judge Spencer Williams
dismissed a 6.2 million dollar lawsuit brought by the University of San Francisco Faculty Association against USF's
trustees, officers, employees and attorneys.
The claim was filed last February charging the University
with allegations of breach of contract, fraud, conspiracy, and
intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The University and the Faculty
Association reached a contract
agreement in 1979 making arbitrator Adolph M. Koven the permanent arbitrator for the life of the
collective bargaining agreement,
which was to last through 1986.
However, the University filed a
claim against Koven at the beginning of last year, claiming that
Ko\en was no longer neutral in his
arbitration and that they had lost
confidence in his ability to do his
job. The University later dropped
its case against Koven. claiming
insufficient evidence. The University and Koven settled out of court,
the University sending a letter of
apology and giving SI50.000 to
Koven in return for his stepping
down as arbitrator.
The Faculty Association's suit
against the University was dismissed by Judge Williams after a 15
minute hearing. The breach of
contract, however, was not dismis
sed and the Faculty Association
still plans on pursuing this allegation. Michael Lehmann. President
of the Faculty Association still
plans on pursuing this allegation.
Michael Lehmann. President ot the
Faculty Association, said. "'The
breach of contract is the number
one reason we are suing the University. The action broke the contract agreement."
The Faculty Association will
now continue its claim, but for a
much lesser amount, that of no less
than $100,000.
Director of Employee and Labor
Relations. George Salerno said.
"This is a monumental ruling in
favor of the University . . . We
were wrongfully sued on the three
counts, because they (the Faculty
Association) were trying to sue individuals and we work forthe University not for our own selves.
Their suit was defective."
Fr. LoSchiavo Meets
With ASUSF Senate
A host of student concerns,
ranging from the academic quality
of USF to proposed plans to construct a multi-purpose recreation
center, were discussed at a two
hour open meeting between University President Father John LoSchiavo. and the members of the
ASUSF Senate lasl Tuesday night.
"He spoke for quite a while on
very general terms." said Senator
Sanya Hill. "It seemed that we
never got a concrete answer to any
questions."
Nevertheless. Fr. LoSchiavo did
touch on a number of interesting
issues.
First on the agenda were the recreation center plans.
"I wish to assure all of you. the
construction of a recreation center
lo improve the quality of student
life at the University is among our
top priorities."
Fr. LoSchiavo explained that a
committee headed by Dr. Colin
Silverthorne. which also includes
ASUSF President Gian Marchesicllo. was appointed over the
summer to discuss the project, and
that the Board of Trustees have
already granted the University
permission to embark on a fundraising drive Wfjen the project
would be completed, however,
was not a question that Fr. LoSchiavo could answer.
"We'll just have to see how
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WEEKEND
WEATHER
Mostly fair with patchy fog
nights and mornings. Temperatures averaging near to a little
below normal with highs from the
low 60's, lows in the low 50's.
USF: LOOKING BACK
IN TIME
See page 10
INDEX
Editorials 4
College Living 6
Entertainment 7
Business II
Sports 12
SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN
VOLUME 79 NUMBER 3
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Friday. October 14. 1983
NEWS/ADVERTISING 666-6122
Potok Inaugurates
Judaic Studies
Program.
Chaim Potok. best-
selling novelist spoke
belore 2.(MM) people lasl
Wednesday night
at 'he Fairmont Hotel.
Chaim Potok Addresses
2000 at Fairmont Hotel
The USF Judaic Studies Department presented an evening
with Chaim Potok. bestselling author of The Chosen lasl Wednesday.
The lecture, held at the Fairmont
Hotel, filled the luxurious Gold
Room with a very diverse two
thousand members of the San
Francisco community. USF stood
proud in establishing a relationship
between the college and the community.
USF President Father John LoSchiavo. along with Rabbi Davis,
head ofthe Judaic Studies program
and Dean Hamett of the College of
Liberal Arts joined in welcoming
Dr. Potok
The University of San Francisco's program of Judaic Studies
is the largest department of this
type in any Catholic University in
the world.
Dr. Potok. whose other literary
works include The Promise, Book
of Rights. and My Name is Asher
Lev, has devoted the majority of
his life to the world .of modern
literature. Potok graduated from
Yeshiva University in 1950. then
received a rabbinic ordination in
1954 from the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America. Dr. Potok
was a member of the faculty of the
University of Judaism in Los
Angeles and spent a year in Israel
completing his doctoral dissertation in philosophy. He received his
doctorate from the University of
Pennsylvania in 1965. and had
been writing various articles, reviews and stories. In 1966 he became editor of the Jewish Publication Society of America.
In his works. Chaim Potok illustrates what he sees as a fusion of
cultural interaction in the School of
Judaih. His model reflects a cultural interaction which is experienced early in the lives of all
people. These people exist within
their own cultures which they have
formed blindly in order to establish
security. Very rarely do most of
them go beyond a twenty mile
radius of their niche. Others, according to Potok. do go beyond
their radius and confront other
cultures, and these are the people
he depicts.
The Western world for the past
300 years has lived with a sense of
secular humanism. It is secular because Wester civilization makes no
appeal to the supernatural. The
West has a very fundamental
means by which it handles human
knowledge. Dr. Potok feels that
"*we know too much about how we
function. . . . There exists too
many certains, givens. We [West-
em civilization! don't know to
handle it. and we're not satisfied
with what we know, yet we expect
this from civilization. ... In this
secular humanism we place an
enormous emphasis on "self — as
individuals we posess our own
'private' vision, and we are
hedonists."
Ours is a high culture. Bedded
inside this cuture is a high spectrum of smaller sections within it.
So. many disparate groups inevitably fomi. This Potok terms as the
"umbrella civilization". Under
the umbrella civilization these
differing groups arc constantlv
PLEASE TURN TO BACK PAGE
Judge Takes 15 Minutes to Decide
Faculty Lawsuit
Thrown Out of Court
Last week U.S. District Court Judge Spencer Williams
dismissed a 6.2 million dollar lawsuit brought by the University of San Francisco Faculty Association against USF's
trustees, officers, employees and attorneys.
The claim was filed last February charging the University
with allegations of breach of contract, fraud, conspiracy, and
intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The University and the Faculty
Association reached a contract
agreement in 1979 making arbitrator Adolph M. Koven the permanent arbitrator for the life of the
collective bargaining agreement,
which was to last through 1986.
However, the University filed a
claim against Koven at the beginning of last year, claiming that
Ko\en was no longer neutral in his
arbitration and that they had lost
confidence in his ability to do his
job. The University later dropped
its case against Koven. claiming
insufficient evidence. The University and Koven settled out of court,
the University sending a letter of
apology and giving SI50.000 to
Koven in return for his stepping
down as arbitrator.
The Faculty Association's suit
against the University was dismissed by Judge Williams after a 15
minute hearing. The breach of
contract, however, was not dismis
sed and the Faculty Association
still plans on pursuing this allegation. Michael Lehmann. President
of the Faculty Association still
plans on pursuing this allegation.
Michael Lehmann. President ot the
Faculty Association, said. "'The
breach of contract is the number
one reason we are suing the University. The action broke the contract agreement."
The Faculty Association will
now continue its claim, but for a
much lesser amount, that of no less
than $100,000.
Director of Employee and Labor
Relations. George Salerno said.
"This is a monumental ruling in
favor of the University . . . We
were wrongfully sued on the three
counts, because they (the Faculty
Association) were trying to sue individuals and we work forthe University not for our own selves.
Their suit was defective."
Fr. LoSchiavo Meets
With ASUSF Senate
A host of student concerns,
ranging from the academic quality
of USF to proposed plans to construct a multi-purpose recreation
center, were discussed at a two
hour open meeting between University President Father John LoSchiavo. and the members of the
ASUSF Senate lasl Tuesday night.
"He spoke for quite a while on
very general terms." said Senator
Sanya Hill. "It seemed that we
never got a concrete answer to any
questions."
Nevertheless. Fr. LoSchiavo did
touch on a number of interesting
issues.
First on the agenda were the recreation center plans.
"I wish to assure all of you. the
construction of a recreation center
lo improve the quality of student
life at the University is among our
top priorities."
Fr. LoSchiavo explained that a
committee headed by Dr. Colin
Silverthorne. which also includes
ASUSF President Gian Marchesicllo. was appointed over the
summer to discuss the project, and
that the Board of Trustees have
already granted the University
permission to embark on a fundraising drive Wfjen the project
would be completed, however,
was not a question that Fr. LoSchiavo could answer.
"We'll just have to see how
PIEASE URN TO PAGE .<